Psalms 90:13
Context90:13 Turn back toward us, O Lord!
How long must this suffering last? 1
Have pity on your servants! 2
Psalms 90:16
Context90:16 May your servants see your work! 3
May their sons see your majesty! 4
Psalms 102:28
Context102:28 The children of your servants will settle down here,
and their descendants 5 will live securely in your presence.” 6


[90:13] 1 tn Heb “Return, O
[90:13] 2 tn Elsewhere the Niphal of נָחַם (nakham) + the preposition עַל (’al) + a personal object has the nuance “be comforted concerning [the personal object’s death]” (see 2 Sam 13:39; Jer 31:15). However, here the context seems to demand “feel sorrow for,” “have pity on.” In Deut 32:36 and Ps 135:14, where “servants” is also the object of the preposition, this idea is expressed with the Hitpael form of the verb.
[90:16] 3 tn Heb “may your work be revealed to your servants.” In this context (note v. 17) the verb form יֵרָאֶה (yera’eh) is best understood as an unshortened jussive (see Gen 1:9; Isa 47:3).
[90:16] 4 tn Heb “and your majesty to their sons.” The verb “be revealed” is understood by ellipsis in the second line.